By the time an employee in the checkout area yelled about a man with a knife, it was too late. Nearly a dozen people had been stabbed at the busy Walmart in Traverse City, a tourist town on the shore of Lake Michigan,

Authorities were searching for the 42-year-old suspect in Saturday's Michigan Walmart stabbing rampage less than 24 hours before the incident, the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office said in a release on Monday.

A stabbing at a Traverse City Walmart injured at least 11 people. All victims are receiving treatment at Munson Healthcare. The suspect is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing, with local authorities urging people to avoid the area.